View from East Ninth Street

One Cleveland Center is Cleveland's fifth tallest building. It is notable for its angular shape as most of the surrounding buildings are in the boxy International Style. Another unusual aspect is the building's angular site placement, a rarity given downtown Cleveland's "grid" street pattern. The Stubbins Associates also designed the Citicorp Center in New York City.

Click here for a view from the Terminal Tower. Click here for another view, image courtesy of Frank Gerlak. Click here for another view, image courtesy of Michael Dery. Click here for a detailed view of the facade, image courtesy of Matthew Knafel.

View from Huntington Building, without Fifth Third signage

Click here to view a summary of the project, courtesy of RTKL Associates, Inc. The summary is in pdf format, you will need Adobe Acrobat to view the file.
Click here and here for more views, images courtesy of Michael Dery.
Click here for a view of the top of the tower.

View from Key Tower

View from Hope Memorial Bridge

This tower is the latest addition to the downtown skyline, with the name “Court House” chosen in homage to the old Federal Building (Info credit: Inside Business). The building features a distinctive cornice which is illuminated at night. Another notable feature is an enclosed walkway which connects the tower to Tower City Center. A sculpture by artist Jim Dine highlights the entrance on Huron Road

Click here and here for a view of the nighttime illumination, courtesy of Michael Dery.

The Justice Center is the downtown headquarters of the Cleveland Police Department. The complex features this tower which houses numerous courtrooms. Also located at the complex is “Portal”, a large sculpture by noted artist Isamu Noguchi.

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This building houses numerous government agency offices. One of the original designs for this building was an eight-story structure with central courtyard that occupied most of the site.

Click here for a construction view, (1965-1966), courtesy of Frank Gerlak.
Click here and here for other views, courtesy of Michael Dery.

This tower is the headquarters for the National City Bank Corporation. At night, National City Center is fully illuminated in white light.

Click here for a view from Prospect Avenue.

Click here and here for night views, images courtesy of Michael Dery.

At one time, this was the headquarters of Ameritrust Bank, which merged with Society Bank (Society Bank is now part of KeyBank). Featuring a cut-out on the southern facade, this tower was originally designed with an adjacent twin tower, which was never built. The tower is a stark contrast to the Cleveland Trust Rotunda - the original headquarters for the Cleveland Trust bank.

In 2005, the entire complex was selected as the new site for the consolidated administrative offices of Cuyahoga County. Several options were studied, including the potential demolition of the Cleveland Trust Tower (the historic Rotunda building would remain intact). As of 2008, the tower and rotunda are planned for a mixed-use conversion.

Click here for an interior view of the tower lobby.

The tallest Art Deco building in Cleveland, and reputedly the influence for the “Daily Planet” building in the Superman comic series (created by Cleveland natives Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster).

Click here for another view, courtesy of Frank Gerlak.

The tallest academic building in Ohio, named after former Governor James A. Rhodes.

Click here for an evening view, courtesy of Michael Dery.

This is the headquarters for the Eaton Corporation, and was one of Cleveland’s first reflective glass high-rises.